The Question:

Who was the first woman to be elected senator?

The Answer:

The first woman to serve as a U.S. senator
was Rebecca Felton of Georgia. She was appointed to fill a vacancy in
1922, and served for two days.

The first to be elected was Hattie Wyatt Caraway of
Arkansas. In 1932, she was appointed to fill the vacancy created when
her husband died. She was elected for a full term later that year, and
reelected in 1938.